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New York Post fakes it again, Obama photo doctored with NO disclosure
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New York Post fakes it again, Obama photo doctored with NO disclosure
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer
May 14, 2013 01:55 PM EST
Can't the New York Post play by the rules? Photo editors know they are supposed to disclose when an image is a "photo illustration" even if the image looks obviously Photoshopped to many. Sunday, the NY...
Mercury News Hoaxed by Joke Obama Air Force One Tweet, Says Story 'Clearly Did Not Meet Our Normal Standards'
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Mercury News Hoaxed by Joke Obama Air Force One Tweet, Says Story 'Clearly Did Not Meet Our Normal Standards'
By: Sydney Smith
March 29, 2013 06:00 AM EST
San Jose, California daily newspaper The Mercury News fessed up this week to being hoaxed by a joke tweet claiming that President Barack Obama was going to lend a soccer player Air Force One. The errors began when...
First Lady Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency
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First Lady Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency
By: Sydney Smith
February 26, 2013 12:00 PM EST
Iran's Fars News Agency Photoshopped an image of Michelle Obama to cover up her bare shoulders.  The New York Times describes Fars as "close to Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
NYT David Brooks on his Sequestration Column: 'I probably went a bit too far'
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NYT David Brooks on his Sequestration Column: 'I probably went a bit too far'
By: Sydney Smith
February 26, 2013 06:00 AM EST
After being called out by the Washington Post's Ezra Klein, New York Times' conservative columnist David Brooks added a "postscript" to his column on the sequester to admit that one of his points wasn't...
Gun Barrel Smoke NOT Fake in Obama's WH Skeet Shooting Photo, says Head of National Skeet Shoot Assn
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Gun Barrel Smoke NOT Fake in Obama's WH Skeet Shooting Photo, says Head of National Skeet Shoot Assn
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer, Sydney Smith
February 06, 2013 06:00 AM EST
A few days after The New Republic tweeted and then deleted a fake photo of President Obama skeet shooting, the White House released an actual photo of the president skeet shooting. But, some are claiming that photo is...
The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?
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The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?
By: Sydney Smith
January 31, 2013 06:00 AM EST
New NPR guidelines say Don't Call Obama 'Mr' after bias complaints
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New NPR guidelines say Don't Call Obama 'Mr' after bias complaints
By: Sydney Smith
January 21, 2013 06:00 AM EST
National Public Radio updated its stylebook guidelines for the President of the United States Jan. 17 after complaints of bias, NPR's ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos reported.  At the heart of the issue was...
Rasmussen and the Allegedly Skewed Polls
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Rasmussen and the Allegedly Skewed Polls
By: David W. Moore
September 29, 2012 05:00 AM EST
Some Mitt Romney supporters have been arguing recently that most of the polls showing Obama surging in swing states, and even nationally, are wrong, because the polls have too many Democrats in the samples. These...
Fox News Airs 2009 Joke Obama & Pirate Photo with 2012 Coverage, Corrects Unemployment Graphic
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Fox News Airs 2009 Joke Obama & Pirate Photo with 2012 Coverage, Corrects Unemployment Graphic
By: Sydney Smith
September 23, 2012 06:00 AM EST
Fox News used a 2009 photo from Barack Obama's Twitter account in a segment last week to claim Obama was meeting a pirate instead of Benjamin Netanyahu. Fox News' Brian Kilmeade said, "The White House...
National Review 'Altered' Cover Photo, Signs say Abortion
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National Review 'Altered' Cover Photo, Signs say Abortion
By: Sydney Smith
September 21, 2012 07:15 PM EST
Obama Got Quote Approval in Vanity Fair Profile
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Obama Got Quote Approval in Vanity Fair Profile
By: Sydney Smith
September 19, 2012 06:00 AM EST
The New York Times adds Michael Lewis to the list of journalists having to let politicians approve quotes before he could run...
Shepard Fairey Gets Probation for 'Destroyed Documents,' Fake 'Images' in Copyright Battle with AP
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Shepard Fairey Gets Probation for 'Destroyed Documents,' Fake 'Images' in Copyright Battle with AP
By: Sydney Smith
September 10, 2012 09:30 PM EST
Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the Obama Hope poster with an Associated Press photo, was "sentenced to two years of probation, 300 hours of community service and a $25,000 fine," related to his lawsuit with...
'The Disappearing Undecided Voter' -- Or Not!
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'The Disappearing Undecided Voter' -- Or Not!
By: David W. Moore
September 06, 2012 10:40 AM EST
With about nine weeks remaining in the presidential campaign, but…what?...a century or so since it’s been under way, are there any voters out there who haven’t already made up their minds whether they...
NYT Public Editor: Where are Boundaries Btwn News & Editorial?
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NYT Public Editor: Where are Boundaries Btwn News & Editorial?
By: Sydney Smith
August 31, 2012 07:35 PM EST
A New York Times reporter asked to fact check an editorial showed a CIA spokesperson the column before publication, Politico reported. Mazzetti emailed the CIA spokesperson the column...
Washington Post Corrects Tweet, Blogpost Claiming Obama Pic Photoshopped
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Washington Post Corrects Tweet, Blogpost Claiming Obama Pic Photoshopped
By: Sydney Smith
August 24, 2012 04:15 AM EST
The Washington Post corrected a blogpost and a tweet that claimed a photo of U.S. President Barack Obama was Photoshopped. As visual journalist Charles Apple pointed out, the Washington Post tweeted August 22...
Startling News from a CBS/NYTimes Poll
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Startling News from a CBS/NYTimes Poll
By: David W. Moore
July 25, 2012 11:30 AM EST
Last week, at the top of the front page of The New York Times, came the startling headline: “Poll Indicates Economic Fears Hurting Obama.”* Who wudda thought?  That may be news for anyone who...
Washington Post 'Fact Checker' Column Won't Fact Check WaPo Content, Only Politicians' Statements
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Washington Post 'Fact Checker' Column Won't Fact Check WaPo Content, Only Politicians' Statements
By: Sydney Smith
July 22, 2012 05:00 AM EST
Mitt Romney's campaign has challenged at least two Washington Post reports, and the newspaper has refused to retract the reports, as we have written. In a July 2 column on the Romney articles, Kessler noted that The...
Chicago Sun-Times Turns Off Comments on Obama Campaign Staff Member's Death
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Chicago Sun-Times Turns Off Comments on Obama Campaign Staff Member's Death
By: Sydney Smith
July 18, 2012 05:00 AM EST
The Chicago Sun-Times turned off comments and added an editor's note to an article about the death of an Obama campaign staff member, Alex Okrent. The editor's note reads: "EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to...
CNN Corrects Health Care Ruling Errors with Tweets, E-mails, and on Website
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CNN Corrects Health Care Ruling Errors with Tweets, E-mails, and on Website
By: Sydney Smith
June 28, 2012 10:50 AM EST
CNN goofed up its coverage of the health care ruling this morning, and issued several corrections through its Web site, Twitter account and e-mail.  iMediaEthics just spotted these corrections. Via e-mail, CNN...
Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press
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Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press
By: David W. Moore
June 23, 2012 05:20 PM EST
On June 20, Bloomberg released a new poll showing President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, 53% to 40%, among likely voters. The very next day, AP released its new poll – conducted over...
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